Resources for Community Development
Lauren Lyon has a diverse work experience spanning over 15 years. Lauren is currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at Resources for Community Development, where they lead all marketing, communications, and fund development efforts. Prior to this role, Lauren worked at Chevron in various positions, including Education and Corporate Programs Advisor, Global Social Investment Advisor, and Global Partnerships & Programs Specialist. In these roles, they managed Chevron's nonprofit grantees, supported C-suite engagement, and worked on initiatives to foster collaboration and build capacity. Before working at Chevron, Lauren was the Program & Communications Director at the Volunteer Center of the East Bay, where they developed and directed the AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Program. Lauren also has experience in education, having worked as an English Teacher at Albany High School and as a Student Teacher at Gateway High School and Oakland Technical High School. Lauren began their career at the Volunteer Center of the East Bay as an Office Manager before progressing to the role of Program Director. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated strong leadership, relationship management, and program development skills.
Lauren Lyon has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literatures in English from UC San Diego. Lauren also has a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Resources for Community Development
Resources for Community Development (RCD) creates and preserves housing for people with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives. We provide safe, quality homes that are affordable to over 4,500 individuals and families who are low-income so they can continue to live, work and play here in the Bay Area. RCD’s affordable, quality housing and services provide benefits to the whole community as well as individual households. • It promotes inclusive, healthy, complete communities. • It builds economic strength through jobs and local spending. • It makes a long term contribution to environmental quality and sustainability. • It gives the next generations of residents the opportunity for a strong and stable start in life. Since it was founded in 1984, RCD has developed 2,500 homes for low to moderate-income residents in more than 65 communities in the Bay Area region. We have an inclusive model of housing development that ensures that people with special needs are part of our communities. Almost one third of our units are set aside for people with special needs.